Tag: Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield – Love Is Alright Tonite (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1981

Side A

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“Love Is Alright Tonite” was the third single taken fom the platinum album Working Class Dog by Australian singer and actor Rick Springfield. Released as a single only in the US and Canda “Love Is Alright Tonite” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5, 1981 spending 16 weeks on the survey peaking at #20. In Canada the single peaked at #26.

SIDE A:
Love Is Alright Tonite 3:18

SIDE B:
Everybody’s Girl 2:58

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint (RCA sleeve)

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1981 Love Is Alright Tonite U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #20
1981 Love Is Alright Tonite U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #40

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– JD-13009
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock

CREDITS:
Producer – Bill Drescher
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Rick Springfield

NOTES:
From the LP “WORKING CLASS DOG”

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Side B

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Rick Springfield – Celebrate Youth (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985

In my never ending quest for better sound quality, I have purchased a tube upgrade for my Bellari VP130 Phono Pre-amp. I am hoping that this upgrade will add more high-end and energy to the sound as well as tightening it up a bit. Curious to see if the soundstage opens up after some breaking in.

 

“Celebrate Youth” was the first single taken from Rick Springfield’s 1985 album “Tao”. The single was a moderate success debuting in the Billboard top 40 on April 20, 1985. After a six week run, the song peaked at #26. “Celebrate Youth” also charted in the UK peaking at #80.

SIDE A:
Celebrate Youth (Dance Mix) 5:20

SIDE B:
Celebrate Youth (Dub Mix) 6:20

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1985 Celebrate Youth U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #26
1985 Celebrate Youth U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #30

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA – PD 14052
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
Credits: Edited By – Latin Rascals, The
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Remix – Jay Burnett, Mark Kamins
Written-By – Rick Springfield

NOTES:
From the album “Tao”

Find The 12″ On DISCOGS

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi